TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN BAR PP 0573 7.0 6.3 7.7 7.0 7.3 8.7 8.0 7.7 7.7 TSUNAMI (J-2487) 7.0 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 8.7 7.7 8.3 7.2 A97-1432 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.0 8.0 7.7 7.0 7.1 ARCADIA 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 8.0 7.3 7.3 7.1 BAR PP 0566 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 7.7 7.3 8.0 7.1 BEDAZZLED 6.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.7 8.0 7.1 A97-1409 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.9 ASCOT 7.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.9 BA 00-6001 7.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.9 H92-558 7.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 7.0 8.0 6.7 7.0 6.9 BARRISTER (J-1655) 7.7 7.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.7 6.8 CHICAGO II 8.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 7.3 6.3 6.8 MIDNIGHT II (A98-739) 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 8.0 7.7 7.0 6.8 PICK 417 7.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.8 RITA 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.3 6.8 UNKNOWN 7.7 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.7 8.0 6.8 WILDWOOD 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 8.0 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.8 BA 82-288 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 7.3 7.3 6.7 BA 83-113 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 BLACKSBURG II (PST-1BMY) 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 8.0 6.7 BLUESTONE (PST-731) 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 CABERNET 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 CHAMPAGNE 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 7.7 8.0 6.7 6.7 JULIUS 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 SERENE 7.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.7 SI A96-386 7.7 6.7 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 ALLURE 6.0 6.7 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.6 ARROW (A97-1567) 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.3 6.3 6.6 BARONETTE (BA 81-058) 6.7 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.0 7.0 7.7 7.3 6.6 BLACKSTONE 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.6 J-1368 7.7 7.0 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.3 6.7 7.3 6.6 JEFFERSON 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.6 LAKESHORE (A93-200) 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.6 LANGARA 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 7.3 6.6 NORTH STAR 7.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.6 PST-108-79 7.0 7.0 5.7 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.6 PST-YORK HARBOR 4 7.3 6.7 5.3 6.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.3 6.6 SHOWCASE 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.6 SR 2284 (SRX 2284) 7.0 6.0 5.3 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.0 6.7 6.6 A98-881 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.3 7.3 7.0 6.5 BOUTIQUE 7.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.3 7.7 6.0 6.0 6.5 J-1838 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.3 7.3 7.7 6.5 J-2890 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 7.7 7.0 7.0 6.5 MONTE CARLO (A96-402) 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.5 PST-161 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 6.5 SHAMROCK 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.5 A96-427 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.7 6.4 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN A98-139 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.4 B3-171 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.4 BARTITIA 6.7 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 6.4 BLUE KNIGHT 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.4 BLUE RIDGE (A97-1449) 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.4 CHELSEA 5.7 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.0 6.4 DLF 76-9032 7.7 7.3 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.4 DLF 76-9036 6.7 6.3 5.0 6.3 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.4 HALLMARK 7.7 7.0 5.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.0 6.4 J-2561 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.4 PST-1701 6.0 7.3 5.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.4 PST-B3-170 7.3 7.0 5.0 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 6.3 6.4 BLUEMAX (PST-B5-89) 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.4 RUGBY II 7.3 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.4 SONOMA 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.4 SRX 2114 7.3 7.0 5.5 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.4 SRX QG245 6.0 8.0 6.7 5.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 5.7 6.4 A97-1715 6.3 6.7 7.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 A98-1028 6.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 A98-183 7.7 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 A98-365 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.3 BORDEAUX 7.3 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.3 6.3 CHAMPLAIN (A98-1275) 7.0 6.3 5.3 7.0 7.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 FREEDOM II 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 6.3 GOLDSTAR (A98-296) 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.3 7.3 6.3 J-1420 8.0 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 LIBERATOR 7.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.3 LIMERICK 6.3 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 7.3 5.3 6.0 6.3 MISTY 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 6.0 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.3 MOON SHADOW (PICK 113-3) 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 PP H 6366 7.0 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 PRO SEEDS - 453 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 PST-1804 6.0 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 QUANTUM LEAP 7.3 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.3 RAVEN 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 A96-739 7.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 ALPINE 6.7 7.7 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 BAR PP 0468 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.2 BARONIE 5.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 7.0 6.2 BARZAN 5.3 7.7 5.0 5.0 5.7 7.7 7.0 6.7 6.2 BH 00-6003 6.7 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 BRILLIANT 6.3 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 7.3 6.2 CHATEAU 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.0 5.3 5.3 7.0 6.0 6.2 GOLDRUSH 6.3 6.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.7 6.2 H92-203 6.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 LILY 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.2 MALLARD (A97-1439) 6.7 6.0 5.0 5.7 6.0 6.7 7.3 6.7 6.2 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN MERCURY (PICK-232) 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.2 PP H 7832 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.0 6.0 6.3 6.2 PP H 7907 7.7 7.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 7.7 6.3 5.3 6.2 ROYALE (A97-1336) 7.0 6.3 5.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 99AN-53 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.1 A96-742 6.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.1 A97-1330 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 6.1 A97-857 7.3 7.0 5.0 6.0 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 6.1 B3-185 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.7 6.1 B5-43 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 B5-45 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.1 BARIRIS 6.7 6.3 6.7 6.0 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.1 DLF 76-9037 6.0 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.3 6.7 7.3 5.7 6.1 HV 238 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.7 6.1 JEWEL 6.0 6.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.1 LIMOUSINE 7.0 7.0 5.3 6.0 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.1 MARQUIS 7.0 6.0 5.0 6.3 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 6.1 ODYSSEY 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.1 PRINCETON 105 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.3 6.1 PST-B4-246 7.3 7.0 5.0 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.1 PST-H6-150 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.3 5.3 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.1 SRX 2394 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 7.0 6.3 6.1 SRX 26351 6.7 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 7.3 6.3 6.0 6.1 ABBEY 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.0 BARON 6.3 6.7 4.7 5.0 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 BH 00-6002 5.7 6.7 7.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 6.0 6.0 BODACIOUS 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 BOOMERANG 7.3 7.3 5.3 4.7 5.0 7.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 ENVICTA 7.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 7.0 7.0 6.0 5.7 6.0 MIDNIGHT 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 MOONLIGHT 7.0 5.3 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 MARKHAM (NA-K991) 8.0 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 PICK 453 7.3 6.3 5.7 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 UNIQUE 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.0 A98-407 6.7 6.0 5.5 6.0 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 5.9 AWARD 7.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 6.3 6.3 5.3 6.0 5.9 B5-144 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.7 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.9 BAR PP 0471 6.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.7 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.9 BEYOND (J-1880) 7.0 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.7 7.0 5.9 BROOKLAWN 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 5.9 COVENTRY 6.7 6.3 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.0 5.9 EAGLETON 6.0 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.7 5.7 5.3 5.9 EVERGLADE 7.0 6.3 5.0 4.7 5.3 8.0 6.3 6.3 5.9 FAIRFAX 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 5.9 J-2695 8.0 6.7 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 NUGLADE 7.0 7.0 5.3 4.7 5.7 7.0 6.0 6.7 5.9 VOYAGER II (PST-1QG-27) 6.7 5.7 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.9 TABLE 1. MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS OF KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE (CONT'D) 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST AT AMES, IA 1/ 2002 DATA TURFGRASS QUALITY AND OTHER RATINGS 1-9; 9=BEST 2/ GENETIC LEAF QUALITY RATINGS NAME COLOR TEXTURE MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MEAN PST-H5-35 7.3 6.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.9 RAMBO 5.7 7.0 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 6.7 5.9 ROYCE (A98-304) 7.0 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 EVEREST 7.0 7.3 5.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 GLENMONT (H94-293) 6.7 6.0 4.7 5.3 6.3 6.7 6.3 5.3 5.8 HV 140 6.3 7.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.8 J-1513 7.0 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 6.3 6.7 5.8 JULIA 6.3 6.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.3 5.7 5.8 PST-604 7.7 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.8 PST-B5-125 7.0 7.0 4.7 5.7 6.0 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.8 SRX 27921 7.3 6.7 5.0 5.7 6.3 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.8 A96-451 7.3 6.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 6.0 5.7 5.7 B4-128A 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 J-2885 7.0 6.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.3 5.7 PP H 6370 6.3 7.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.7 TOTAL ECLIPSE 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.7 5.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 5.7 WASHINGTON 5.0 8.3 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 1B7-308 7.0 6.0 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.6 BARITONE 6.0 6.0 7.0 5.7 5.3 5.7 5.3 4.7 5.6 DLF 76-9034 6.0 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 EXCURSION (J-1648) 7.3 6.3 4.3 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.6 PP H 7929 6.0 7.0 5.3 5.0 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.6 IMPACT 7.3 7.0 5.3 4.3 6.0 6.3 5.0 6.0 5.5 WELLINGTON 4.3 8.3 5.3 4.3 5.0 7.0 5.7 5.7 5.5 APOLLO 7.0 7.0 4.7 5.3 5.0 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.4 J-1515 7.0 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.4 KENBLUE 5.0 8.7 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.4 NA-K992 5.0 7.0 5.7 4.3 4.3 7.3 5.0 5.7 5.4 PST-222 7.3 6.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 6.3 5.4 CVB-20631 6.7 6.7 4.3 4.7 5.0 6.0 6.3 5.7 5.3 GO-9LM9 4.7 8.7 4.7 5.0 5.3 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 BA 84-140 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.7 5.7 5.3 4.0 4.7 4.9 LSD VALUE 1.2 1.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.3 2.8 1.9 1.6 C.V. (%) 10.3 8.4 15.8 14.7 13.7 13.8 16.1 13.6 9.9 1/ TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN. STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05). 2/ C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN. TABLE A. 2002 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE 2000 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST SOIL SOIL SUN MOWING SOIL SOIL PHOSPHOROUS POTASSIUM NITROGEN OR HEIGHT IRRIGATION LOCATION TEXTURE PH (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/ACRE) (LBS/1000 SQ FT) SHADE (IN) PRACTICED IA1 - - - - - - - -